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Hi, I have a Fluval evo 13.5 gallon and am thinking of getting a strawberry conch once my aquarium is established, is the Fluval evo an ok sized tank for them?

My heater fell onto my big beautiful BTA last night and cooked half of it. I fragged it to try to save the half with less damage. Both sides are in a quarantine box and both are alive and the foot is sticking. The “bad” half looks really bad but does have a few live tentacles. The “good” half...

Hey everyone! So I’ve started a tank for 2021 and I thought. I was settled on livestock for the tank but I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole. I need some help! What are some unique livestock that I could potentially add to this tank? It is going to house coral so they would need to be reef safe. I’m...

There are plenty of threads asking for suggestions on what fish or inverts to get to control unwanted algae, but for those of us (like me) that want to keep attractive (and sometimes rare or expensive) macro algae in their DT, what fish and inverts have you found that are the safest to keep in...

I was just taking a look around the tank this morning and spotted what I think might be a stomanella snail? Was hoping that the group could confirm. Also, I have never, ever, seen a snail blow this smoke-like substance or whatever into my tank, but it's making me nervous. Any guidance is...

Hi, I have a 75 Gallon Long Tank with 2 Ocellaris Clownfish, a Starry Blenny, a Chalk Bass, 3 Nassarius Snails, and a Blue Hermit. My sandbed depth is not consistent but the depth is 1-5 inches, on average its about 3 inches. My reef tank currently is very peaceful the clownfish do not pay any...

Just got my first clam. I tried to be wise and started testing for magnesium in addition to all other important parameters like calcium, phosphates and alkalinity. Levels are ideal. Placed clam at bottom of Fluval 32.5 marine, medium flow. Day one open but nervous. Question or best tips/tricks...

The other day I noticed that my tuxedo urchin had climbed to the top of a rock, and started spewing powdery stuff from its top. It continued to pour out for 20 min or so, seemed never ending (the fish loved it! A mid-day snack). I've heard of clams doing this, but have never seen anything like...

Hi, I was doing maintenance in my tank and i noticed this little fellow lurking under a rock. It probably came with my live rock considering that I haven't introduced any corals yet. Should I be worried about it? Thanks!

Yeah so what the title says.

My red tuxedo urchin died today and I was hoping to get some ideas as to why. I have had him for two weeks and he was doing good traveling the tank no spine loss. This evening I found his remains. He hadn't shown any signs of sickness no spine loss and was moving around last night. I've not been...

Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing well. I have a question if been meaning to ask for a while, I’ve been wondering how you guys may offset this issue. How do you keep your reef clean if you have for example a puffer fish that loves eating your clean up crew? Is there a way you can maintain a...

I've heard that some people go as far as to supplement iodine in their tanks to help their xenia flourish. I haven't been able to verify this theory (and believe me I've tried), but that seems to imply that xenia is a bio-accumulator of iodine. And if thats true then... Well, it probably...

Okay guys. Odd one for you today. Came home from work today to find my cleaner shrimp had vanished without a trace. I've recently added a giant Turbo snal (approx 3" diameter at base). Are turbos of this size likely to have killed it? Are they actively hunted by crabs? I've lifted all my...

I have a tiger cowrie (his name is Howard) and was wondering if he could eat a blue photosynthetic plating sponge. I read they eat sponges, but the plating sponges contain the hard glassy material ( forgot what it was called.) Could it work?

I am looking into starting a tank for a pygmy octopus. Do any of you have experience keeping a pygmy octopus or even a larger sized one? If so, let me know. I would like to read your tank journal. I have a few questions off the bat. Please feel free to respond whether or not you have kept...

I’ll be the first to admit that my tank (at four months old) was too new for a BTA. However, the salesman my LFS here in Chicago was convincing. My second tank, an AIO, and weekly 30% water changes - I thought I could master this one. After 1+ months of thriving in the tank, came home to a...

If provided the proper conditions, giant clams are a great choice not only for the beginner reef aquarist but even for the most advanced reef aquarists, offering beauty, biological benefits as well as biological diversity. Proper lighting, water movement, trace elements and placement of the...

Will harlequins go after brittle sea stars?

I have a Reefer 350 that has been running for about five to six months, with three fish, a mini angel, a royal gramma and a damsel fish. I have tried all sorts of invertebrates and they just won’t survive. Snails, coral, an anemone and cleaner shrimp. My only living invert is a tiny blue hermit...

Who’s currently aquaculturing a variety of: • Photosynthetic sponges • Photosynthetic gorgonians • Rarer inverts • Cleaner shrimp, etc.? I’d love to support them and give them kudos. It’s hard to find a reliable source of these that are 100% aquacultured.

Hello All, I acquired around 5/6 mangrove pods from a recent trip to FL. The pods are growing out nicely in the refugium of my 90G tank. As I let them fully develop, I think it is best to look toward the future as they cannot permanently live in a sump. The solution, I plan on buying glass and...

So i started my first saltwater aquarium in July. I have debated on doing this but hey why not. R2R has helped me a lot in the short time and maybe doing this will help others and maybe me too! So i have a biocube 16g. Nothing to special. I have always loved tropical fish and now that I’ve got...

I will be transferring livestock from one tank to another this weekend, and would like to know a good method for finding all my invert creatures to safely move them. As you know, they hide in the rock work, but I will not be transferring the existing rock, so they need to come out of their...

need some assistance from the inter webs! Thinking this is not a standard rainbow BTA. What do you think?